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Going into the greenhouse business postwar

00:03:11 — Segment 5 of 9

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October 22, 2006

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection

Courtesy of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community

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Taketo Omoto

Taketo Omoto Interview

00:33:44 — 9 segments

October 22, 2006

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Nisei male. Born September 20, 1917, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Drafted into the army in 1941 prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After World War II, started a wholesale greenhouse business.

Frank Kitamoto, interviewer; Don Sellers, videographer

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection

Courtesy of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community

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